Brown-streaked Flycatcher (Muscicapa williamsoni)

Other Scientific Names
Brown-streaked Flycatcher, Chocolate Flycatcher, Williamson's Flycatcher

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
12 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Deigan, 1957

Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland dipterocarp forest, plantations, rural gardens.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually solitary. Arboreal insectivore, foraging mostly in mid-storey from a prominent perch.

Voice
A sharp 'chi' or loud 'seet seet'. Song is a complex, sweet 'chi jo chi-chi-chi cho-chu-chu-chu'. A simple, melodic courtship song.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Brown-streaked Flycatcher (Muscicapa williamsoni) [XC802741]
by Nigel Jackett from San Khala Kiri national park, Thailand (begging call)

Brown-streaked Flycatcher (Muscicapa williamsoni) [XC595173]
by Nigel Jackett from Eighty Mile Beach, Shire of Broome, Western Australia, Australia (alarm call, call, subsong)

Nest
In a hole in a tree.

Eggs (Guide)
4. Incubation: by female.

Subspecies
Not recognised as a species by BirdLife International. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

williamsoni Deigan, 1957 - Southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, northern peninsular Malaysia. Also north-eastern Borneo. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica).
umbrosa Wells, DR, 1982 - North-eastern Borneo. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown-streaked Flycatcher (Muscicapa williamsoni) - 10 files

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